Famous British Romantic poet George Gordon Lord Byron once penned, "But words are things, and a small drop of ink, / Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces / That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think". Words make us think. We constantly replay conversations in our minds, deciphering what people meant when they spoke particular words...words chosen for their meaning, words chosen deliberately to convey emotion and importance. We are no different than Shakespeare who chose his words very carefully.
Your task:
Think about all of the information presented in Act 1. From those two scenes, choose three quotations spoken by three different characters that show what you see as three most important lines spoken in this act because of the information they provide. When choosing, consider such factors such as background of the story, betrayal, emotions of a character, current actions of a character, and speculative future events. The quotation should be no more than TWO lines of text from the book. Don't copy whole explanations. Narrow it down to the most important part of the section.
After selecting your three, post them on this discussion page in this format:
Type the quotation. Put no line number, page number, or citation with it, and DO NOT INDICATE WHO SPOKE THOSE WORDS
Simply post.
After posting, take time to word process your reasoning for yourself, keeping track of where the quotation is found and who spoke the words. Save this so you can use it for your explanation you'll need later.
Throughout the day today, visit other postings from the two classes and respond to THREE QUOTATIONS that are different than your own. In responding, you will need to explain who said the lines and when. Then explain (using specific information you learned from Act 1) why this person chose this quotation and what makes it one of the most important lines spoken in the first act. Each response must be at least five sentences in length. All postings must be done by 11:00 a.m. on the due date.
After posting deadline, you will be required to go back to your original posting to reply to everyone who posted. In your reply, explain why you thought your quotations were the most important. Then choose comments from your peers that were different than yours, and explain why their reasons are valid as well. This posting, including your reasoning for each of your three quotations and your reflection on what your peers said, should be at least 20 sentences in length. Due two days after original postings by 11:00 a.m.
DEADLINES & DUE DATES:
Original posting of your three quotations: due Wednesday, February 24
Reply to peers' postings: due Thursday, February 25
Your analysis of what peers said: due Monday, March 1
Famous British Romantic poet George Gordon Lord Byron once penned, "But words are things, and a small drop of ink, / Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces / That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think". Words make us think. We constantly replay conversations in our minds, deciphering what people meant when they spoke particular words...words chosen for their meaning, words chosen deliberately to convey emotion and importance. We are no different than Shakespeare who chose his words very carefully.
Your task:
Think about all of the information presented in Act 1. From those two scenes, choose three quotations spoken by three different characters that show what you see as three most important lines spoken in this act because of the information they provide. When choosing, consider such factors such as background of the story, betrayal, emotions of a character, current actions of a character, and speculative future events. The quotation should be no more than TWO lines of text from the book. Don't copy whole explanations. Narrow it down to the most important part of the section.
After selecting your three, post them on this discussion page in this format:
After posting, take time to word process your reasoning for yourself, keeping track of where the quotation is found and who spoke the words. Save this so you can use it for your explanation you'll need later.
Throughout the day today, visit other postings from the two classes and respond to THREE QUOTATIONS that are different than your own. In responding, you will need to explain who said the lines and when. Then explain (using specific information you learned from Act 1) why this person chose this quotation and what makes it one of the most important lines spoken in the first act. Each response must be at least five sentences in length. All postings must be done by 11:00 a.m. on the due date.
After posting deadline, you will be required to go back to your original posting to reply to everyone who posted. In your reply, explain why you thought your quotations were the most important. Then choose comments from your peers that were different than yours, and explain why their reasons are valid as well. This posting, including your reasoning for each of your three quotations and your reflection on what your peers said, should be at least 20 sentences in length. Due two days after original postings by 11:00 a.m.
DEADLINES & DUE DATES:
Original posting of your three quotations: due Wednesday, February 24
Reply to peers' postings: due Thursday, February 25
Your analysis of what peers said: due Monday, March 1